A few Ivy League schools say the tests enable them to find students of promise from low-income families. But not all sociologists agree.
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New research shows colleges attract interest from higher-caliber students when the schools’ home states allow their citizens to get high.
The author of a new book on affirmative action in higher education discusses how colleges might still be able to become more diverse now that affirmative action has been banned.
Some colleges grant preferential treatment in the admission process to children of alumni. A researcher examines what’s behind people’s support for the practice.
More and more colleges are offering admission to students who never applied.
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